Ghana

"The supervisor barely looked at me. He asked me to show him the bag’s contents. As I did this, I explained again it was a projection system donated to the church in Ghana ... He didn’t let me finish the sentence and asked, 'Is it for evangelism?'” (via Engage magazine)
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Each week, the Church of the Nazarene's Global Ministry Center proudly flies a flag of one of the many nations in which the denomination is present in ministry. This week's flag: Ghana, Africa Region. Click "read more" for information on the country, including what year the denomination entered Ghana and how many Nazarenes are there today.
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In Sumprecia Yaro’s rural village in northeastern Ghana, girls are expected to marry and devote their entire lives to supporting and serving their husband, children, and extended family. Sumprecia founded the Nazarene Girls for Justice Club, which has helped hundreds of girls gain an education or vocational training and receive emotional and spiritual support.
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Nine youth leaders represented the Church of the Nazarene at the Lausanne Movement Younger Leaders Gathering this summer in Indonesia. The group connected with influential figures in youth leadership and discussed world evangelism and fulfilling the Christian mission around the world.
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Leaders representing 12 countries in West Africa met in Accra, Ghana, October 4-8 for training, to share testimonies of God's faithfulness, pray, develop a common vision, and fellowship. Highlights include:
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In some Ghana hospitals, mothers are not allowed to take their newborns home until the hospital bill is paid. When a youth group member learned about the mothers' struggles, she raised enough money in one day for five mothers to leave with their babies.
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The Church of the Nazarene is a Protestant Christian church in the Wesleyan-Holiness tradition. Organized in 1908, the denomination is now home to about 2.5 million members worshipping in more than 30,000 local congregations in 162 world areas.